The Suspense Kept Me Riveted~ A Review of As Dawn Breaks by Kate Breslin

I so enjoyed reading Kate Breslin's new novel, As Dawn Breaks. Ms. Breslin explored an aspect of WWI that I knew next to nothing about. I'd heard of the Canary Girls, but didn't know anything much about their role in the war. I was enthralled learning about the lives and dangers of the young women who worked in munitions factories--and in such an interesting setting as Scotland. Throw in a whole lot of espionage, sabotage, a false identity, a woman in hiding from a nasty suitor, and the moment-by-moment chance that her whole world might blow up--literally... Well, that made for a page-turning read. 

The suspense kept me riveted, the history was informative, and the romance was very sweet. Everything in the story read with great plausibility, and I am amazed at the research that the author put into learning about the making of munitions as well as the roles of the military and Scotland Yard during the war.

If you love WWI romance, you should definitely add Kate Breslin's new read to your list.

The Healing is Gentle and Believable - A Review of Rescuing Her Heart by Cindy Ervin Huff

Rescuing Her Heart is a western, an historical romance, and addresses themes of women’s fiction all rolled up in one. I’ll be honest, when I started reading, I made some presumptions about how the story was going to go, (because I can’t help myself—just ask anyone who watches a movie with me). I figured I had it pretty well pegged. But that was most definitely not the case. In Cindy Huff’s story, she layers plenty of upsets and surprises. There’s adventure and a variety of characters that add richness to the story. But what I liked most about it was the gentle, believable way the author brings about healing to the heroine, Delilah James. She has been through unimaginable hardship and abuse, and I wouldn’t have believed it could end well if the author rushed the process. But Delilah’s healing doesn’t come fast and easy when the hero Jed Holt comes along. Her trust in him and in others has to be very well-earned. The author does a good job of working the characters through the process slowly and realistically. If you like a good western that has bad guys and shoot outs, if you like an historical romance about mail-order brides but not in the typical sense, and if you like a story that feels like the healing is real and that will take you to unexpected places, then you’ll enjoy Rescuing Her Heart.